My last duchess- Robert browning

The poem is written in the form of a

• Sonnet

• Ode

• Dramatic monologue

What specific things did the Duchess do to anger the Duke, according to him? (select all that apply)

• Rode with around the terrace

• Ignored him all the time.

• Had men walking through the orchard and picking cherries with her

• Smiled at everyone who flattered her

What is the effect of the use of parenthesis (brackets) in the poem

• The curtains mimic the parenthesis, they are put in brackets showing he relishes the power of concealing his wife as in the past he was unable to.

• He wants to be the one to pull the curtain

• He wants to open up about his past. He wants to show what is happening and relishes his past of not being able to overpower his wife, he was angry and upset.

• He is great full for his wife and misses her. He wishes to draw the curtain for the dead

A dramatic monologue makes the speaker...

• Reliable because they must be telling the truth

• Reliable because the poet is addressing the reader directly

• Unreliable because the speaker is giving their side of the story

• Unreliable because the speaker does not understand what is happening

The main theme of the poem is...

• gender inequality in society

• racial equality in society

• relationships are equal

• ...equilateral triangles

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What effect the constant swapping use of enjambement and caesura have?

• It shows he regrets what happened

• It reflects the way the Duke is thinking aloud

• It shows the Duke has planned his speech carefully

• It shows the Duke has lost his temper

Why would the speaker of the poem say he is not "skilled in speech"?

• Because he is uneducated

• To manipulate or confuse his companion

• To show that his wife is smarter than him

• Because he lies a lot

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which adjectives could be used to describe the Duke?

• Possessive

• Powerful

• Forgiving

• Threatening

Which of these themes does not apply to My Last Duchess

• Pride

• Control

• Power of Nature

• Status

Iambic Pentameter gives the impression of

• an oration

• a speech

• everyday speech

• a soliloquy